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The poll evaluated 20 champions dating back to the dawn of gloved heavyweight championship fights. The fighters, listed chronologically, are John L. Sulllivan, James Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, James Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes ...
It might be well, however, for the public to consider Hart, say, as the champion pro tem. Put him on probation. This would stir up the now-slumbering army of heavyweights and result in a number of hard-fought battles which would eventually establish the right of Hart or some other man to championship honors beyond the question of a doubt.”
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First Ring Ranking: #10 Super Middleweight (January 1997) Last Ring Ranking: World Light Heavyweight Champion (April 2009) Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-0 (2 KO) Overall Score Rank: 74. Peak Score Rank: 100. Win Total Rank: 168. Ring Magazine Championships: Super Middleweight (2006-08), Light Heavyweight (2008-09)
Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 41-10-3 (17 KOs, 1 KOBY) Overall Score Rank: 1. Peak Score Rank: 1. Win Total Rank: 2. Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1946-51), Middleweight (1951, 51-52, 55-57, 57, 58-60)
Win Total Rank: 73. Ring Magazine Championships: Heavyweight (2009-15) Wladimir won several major heavyweight belts during his extended title reign, including the Ring championship. Ukraine’s “Dr. Steelhammer” won super heavyweight gold at the 1996 Olympics and overcame some rough setbacks to dominate heavyweight for nearly a decade.
Feb 9, 2022 · Last Ring Ranking: #5 Light Heavyweight (September 1934) Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 14-9-3, 5 No Contests (3 KOs, 2 KOBY) Overall Score Rank: 41. Peak Score Rank: 40. Win Total Rank: 84. Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1922-26), Middleweight (1926-31)
Thomas Hauser, a regular contributor to THE RING, polled 30 experts – trainers, matchmakers, historians and members of the media – to determine the greatest big man ever, a process we believe gives this poll added weight. Hauser gave them a list of 20 heavyweights from the beginning of the gloved era from which to choose, although some ...